The aging of North Americans has attracted the attention of many interest groups. Sports equipment manufacturers have increased their production of golf clubs and decreased their production of tennis rackets. Automobile manufacturers have increased the font size of dashboard instrument displays. The pharmaceutical industry has brought us Viagra. Examples abound. Neurocognitive impairment is a prominent … Read more
ASSOCIATIONS CANADIAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY Excellent source of informationon periodontics. www.cap-acp.ca CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Bad things happen to good dentists. www.cdpa.com iCANADEN…internet CANAdian DENtistry An OPEN FORUM on the business and practice of dentistry. www.canaden.com ONTARIO STUDY CLUB FOR OSSEOINTEGRATION Seminar calendar and OSCO Information www.osco.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY Toronto Meetings Calendar, CE, … Read more
Dental practices have had the option to incorporate since August 28, 2002 when the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario changed their regulations to accommodate professional corporations. With the final stages of year-end standardization reserves being incorporated into pre-1995 dental practices, many dentists will be asking if now is the right time to incorporate? … Read more
1 — High-speed internet connection to get connected with your peers! Do you remember in school when you were lost? You knew your teacher knew the answer. You knew some of your classmates knew the answer. With the message boards at www.DentalTown.com, you can access information from other wet-gloved dentists from around the globe in … Read more
Installing a system when you don’t have a crystal ball
The beginning of the New Year always seems to bring with it a sense of promise and potential. Well, for those of you too anxious to wait, here are a few trends I believe will affect how you will deliver dentistry in 2004 and beyond. Trends in technology — Internet Technology is not new to … Read more
I’ve got a desktop, a laptop, a PalmPilot, cell phone, electric toothbrush, keyless entry, battery-operated hoo-haws galore, but apparently around my home exists an invisible, impenetrable shield that does not permit high-speed Internet service. Not yesterday. Not today and not down the road either, sister. Diagnostic instruments used for nasal cavity or prostate exams in … Read more
By Gary D. Glassman, DDS, FRCD(C); Kenneth S. Serota, MMSc, DDS, amd Frederic Barnett, DMD The past two decades have witnessed a revolution in endodontic therapy, enabling the preservation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged dentitions. Fifty million root canal procedures are performed annually in North America alone. Cross-sectional retrospective studies have shown a wide range … Read more
SLSA wishes to recognize the financial support of COLGATE PALMOLIVE CANADA, without which the Program could not have been made possible. SLSA 2004 Self Learning/Self Assessment 2004 will commence in the January 2004 issue of Oral Health. The format will continue to be four items per month for 10 months, followed by a 15-question quiz … Read more
Excellent communication is the hallmark of a productive relationship between specialist and general practitioner (GP). As an endodontist since 1991, I have experienced both successes and failures in my relationships with my referring colleagues and I would like to share what strategies and concepts have worked well (and give light to events which perhaps haven’t … Read more
Over the last few decades progressive dentists have been active agents in the revolution transforming the profession from being providers of ‘need dentistry’ to ‘want dentistry’.
By Yosef Nahmias, DDS, MSc, Kenneth S. Serota, DDS, MMSc, and William R. Watson Jr., DDS, MS The seminal article on warm vertical condensation of gutta-percha by Dr. Schilder1 demonstrated that hydraulic forces applied to thermo-softened gutta-percha would fill the anatomical irregularities of the root canal space in an unprecedented manner. Obturation of the prepared … Read more
Patients smiling about Wi-Fi Mississauga, ON–Dr. Neil J. Gajjar says his is the first dental office in Canada to implement Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) service for his patients. Patients can use their laptops equipped with a Wi-Fi card to get an instant wireless Internet connection that will allow them to go wherever and stay connected at … Read more
ASSOCIATIONS CANADIAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY Excellent source of informationon periodontics. www.cap-acp.ca CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Bad things happen to good dentists. www.cdpa.com iCANADEN…internet CANAdian DENtistry An OPEN FORUM on the business and practice of dentistry. www.canaden.com ONTARIO STUDY CLUB FOR OSSEOINTEGRATION Seminar calendar and OSCO Information www.osco.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY Toronto Meetings Calendar, CE, … Read more
The book is divided into 13 chapters and is 132 pages in length — a comfortable read. It begins by examining the long-term success of the prosthetic and restorative rehabilitation of endodontically treated teeth. The book illuminates our comprehension of strength reduction by touching on subjects from moisture content to endodontic access opening Chapter two … Read more
Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder are a serious concern in women’s oral health and a clinical challenge to dental professionals. Each of these eating disorders presents with unique patterns of psychological, medical, and dental characteristics. Appropriate dental treatment is based on the multidisciplinary facets of these conditions. The dental … Read more
1.Compared to pin-retained amalgams, bonded amalgam restorations result in A. improved function, B. less postoperative sensitivity, C. fewer non-vital teeth over time, D. better marginal integrity, E. none of the above. 2.Which of the following properties permits bonding osteogenesis with an implant? A. Bioactivity. B. Bioenergetics. C. Bioinertia. D. Biotolerance. 3.Which of the following may … Read more
Re: Implant Treatment versus Eendodontic Re-treatment: A Contemporary Dilemma, Milan Somborac, DDS, October 2003 I believe the article is a little to the biased side. He is comparing a 1996 implant success rate study (97%, reference 2) to a 1989 endodontic retreatment success rate study (66%, reference 3). In the 1996 implant study quoted by … Read more
ASSOCIATIONS CANADIAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY Excellent source of informationon periodontics. www.cap-acp.ca CANADIAN DENTAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Bad things happen to good dentists. www.cdpa.com iCANADEN…internet CANAdian DENtistry An OPEN FORUM on the business and practice of dentistry. www.canaden.com ONTARIO STUDY CLUB FOR OSSEOINTEGRATION Seminar calendar and OSCO Information www.osco.org TORONTO ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY Toronto Meetings Calendar, CE, … Read more
What separates a “margin of error” from a “margin of perfection”? Prosthodontics is the replacement and/or restoration of missing anatomic structures in the oral cavity. It also broadens to include maxillofacial concerns and temporomandibular disorders and is far more complicated than advanced restorative dentistry. The discipline of prosthodontics is a veritable amalgam. The referrals range … Read more